Jay Farrar

At last, the journalism community is taking notice of Jay's smoldering sexuality: "...but it was impossible to miss the talent of singer-songwriter Best, a front man with the good looks of Jay Farrar and the besotted heartache of Jeff Tweedy." And what exatcly does "besotted" mean is that context? h...

My scratchy LP of the Carter Family's "All Time Favorites" with Wild Turkey on ice are my rainy day standbys. Luna's "Penthouse" with Maker's Mark comes in a close second.

What a great thread! I'll break it down by my age when I discovered each album: Age 14: Attack of the Killer B's - Anthrax Funny, head-banging, tasty goodness. Thank goodness for the Columbia House Tape Club! Age 15: Everything Went Black - Black Flag Hey, this doesn't sound like what they play on t...

has anyone done a project like this for uncle tupelo? the idea came from the wilco fans right? maybe after the jay project is finished we could also do a u.t. one...? I know that folks on the Postcard listserve did a UT tribute a few years ago. You might want to check there. http://www.postcardfrom...

Sticky wrote:I like summersleep's idea. Could be something like this:

http://www.pbase.com/stillsticky/image/35904237

But there's lots of good ideas.

That's perfect. I think we have a winner!

windshield wrote: how can millions of people actually vote again for Bush?

Plus God is on Bush's side. "Real" Christians love that ol' alcoholic, coke-sniffin', sodomite-smiting cowboy. Yee-haw.

If you'd like Wilco to play at your next barbeque, it'll only run you $25,000, and the Jayhawks charge a mere $10-20,000, although I didn't see Son Volt, The Jay or Menudo listed. Bill Cosby is a whopping $100,000, and Dylan requires $150k. The list is searchable, and I wasted at least half an hour ...

According to this article by Unreal in St. Louis, Jay endorsed Democratic candidate Mark Smith in his bid for Missouri's third district. Unreal: So, Jay Farrar endorsed you? Mark Smith: Yeah. His new CD is very good; it's a live thing but he's got two new songs and the first one is very political. H...

"Indianapolis" is truly fantastic, but don't forget about "I Drink Stag":

I drink Stag/I drink Stag/l drink Stag/Yaaaaaahhhhh!

Jay's mother ran a used bookstore in Belleville, and I read that he'd go there after school everyday. Thus, Jay's lyrics are more informed by great literature than those of, say, Falco.

Do kids today still read? I fear this generation of video game-obsessed kids don't have a clue about literature.

differences between the old and new Son Volt: 1) Fiddle, lap steel, banjo, etc... ...So here is hoping for good backing vocals and something beyond 2 guitars. On No Depression, Jay is credited with playing: vocals/guitars/banjo/harmonica/Nashville guitar/mandolin/fiddle ...so he can handle a mandol...

Rather than sullying the SON VOLT name, I think Jay should take a note from the prog-rockers of old and dub his new band "Farrar Rice Duplantis Heywood & Bryson" (or FRDHB for short). Plus it would look cool on a t-shirt.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2004 SON VOLT BACK IN STUDIO: NEW LINE-UP ANNOUNCED, UNCLE TUPELO REUNION TO FOLLOW Jay Farrar’s popular rock band persona, Son Volt, is heading back into the studio to record their fourth full-length studio album—the first new release since 1998’s Wide Swing Tremolo...

Hmmm... something smells fishy. Jay owns the studio, so I can't imagine what type of "scheduling conflicts" might arise, and it's unlikely the Boquist boys have any work that takes priority over a Son Volt session. Would anyone like to wildly speculate about the postponement? Has anyone talked to Wa...

Amazon's convoluted ranking system simply represents how well Jay's albums have sold in the last month. Thus, Stone Steel is selling better than the other albums simply because it's new. I couldn't find any cumulative sales totals, but here's a couple more figures: "Tweedy estimates that Tupelo's fo...